SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS Lin said at a news conference that he decided to accept responsibility for the Department of Health's decision not to ban Chinese dairy imports after learning of possible contamination of the goods, the Taipei Times said Friday.

As to the sensitive topic of Taiwanâs participation in the World Health Organization, Lin said that the country should accede to the organization, but when it comes to which name to apply under, he said that the DOH will follow instructions from the Executive Yuan and the Office of the President.

The Department of Health (DOH) will convene its first meeting today on the centerâs establishment amid jitters about enterovirus after four deaths from the disease were reported, Lin said during a fact-finding trip to the southern county of Kaohsiung.

DOH officials will review the existing budget policy on enterovirus control and prevention, as well as discuss any possible new ways of curing the disease to which young children are prone, Lin said after visiting a pediatric ICU ward at Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.

In a news conference in Taipei, Lin said he tendered his resignation to Premier Liu Chao-shiun to take the blame over the Health Ministry\'s decision to relax the inspection criteria in examining whether local foodstuffs have contained melamine-tainted ingredients imported from China.

In the face of steadily rising suicide mortality rates and as suicide emerges as one of the Top 10 causes of death in Taiwan, Lin said a national center was inaugurated in December 2005 to pool resources and coordinate efforts for suicide prevention and related care.

As suicidal people usually tell someone close to them about their intention, Lin said a publicity campaign has been launched to educate people that everyone is obliged to do his or her part in helping prevent suicide.